Witness the coming-of-age transformation of Nora, a 14-year-old from Berlin, over the course of one blisteringly hot summer. A shy girl with a troubled mother and loving but boy-crazy older sister, Nora must contend with the many tribulations of early teenage years largely by herself. Shot with a deep understanding of teenage-girl desires, COCOON is a sun-soaked tale of one girl's self-discovery on the cusp of young adulthood. Described as "*seductive...

Director Bernd Sahling documents almost four years in the life of a young man who experienced two political systems, East and West Germany, and cannot fulfill his dreams in either of them. Michael has had a difficult childhood and decides to become a punk at the age of 13. He wants to be independent of his mother and find his own way in life. But he feels that he is good for nothing and has no place in East German society. Being aggressive and provocative...

Two years ago, world-famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch selected forty teenagers who had never heard her name to be part of her dance piece Contact Zone. For ten months through opening night, the young dancers discover Bausch's genius and their own bodies.

This gritty, violent teen coming-of-age drama centers on two girls who become fascinated with the neo-Nazi youth movement.

Through different intersecting stories, this film is about three teenage couples and their conflicts with identity, love and sexuality in this digital, rapid changing society that offers many possibilities, as well as extreme challenges. What is observed is a snapshot, an excerpt from their lives and their love stories. An attempt to better understand the bold youth of the times as well as the society they live in.